Historical place archive

Truro in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Truro in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records3 event labels1 people1646–1647

Historical events in Truro

1646

9 March 1646
Result of Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces
Hopton · Civil War

Negotiations begin as Hopton recognises that continued Royalist resistance around Truro is unsustainable.

9 March 1646
Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces
Hopton · Civil War

Parliamentarians approach Truro & Hopton sends out an offer to negotiate peace

14 March 1646
Result of Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces
Hopton · Civil War

Hopton's troops are disbanded and he agrees to leave the country.

14 March 1646
Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces
Hopton · Civil War

Hopton agrees to disband his forces & go abroad

1647

9 March 1647
Peace
Hopton · Civil War

Driven back to Truro, Hopton offers peace terms with the Parliamentary forces

Provenance

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